Summer calls for lighter scents, which lift your mood, or remind you of favourite holidays

Bobbi Brown Beach Fragrance (HK$460/50ml)

Inhale and you'll feel like you're at the beach. Perfect for sun lovers, it is a breezy scent reminiscent of suntan lotion and Caribbean getaways.

Tel: 2831 8474

Marina de Bourbon Fleur De Lys Eau de Toilette (HK$308/30ml)

This is at first too pungent - a ghastly blend of all the wrong smells. But when it sinks into the skin, what lingers is sweet, zesty and invigorating.

Tel: 2895 3302

Gres Cabotine Green Summer Eau de Toilette (HK$196/100ml)

This takes everything in a summer's garden and mixes it to create a spirit-lifting scent. Mandarin, yuzu and pear are there, with lotus and jasmine, and a hint of sweet freesia.

Tel: 2895 3302

Samba Fresh Woman Eau de Toilette (HK$168/100ml)

As if the packaging is not off-putting enough - yellow and gourd-shaped - the odour is like horribly pungent dishwasher detergent. It earns points for staying power, but sadly doesn't smell any better as time passes.

Tel: 2895 3302

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Lavender Eau de Toilette (HK$225/50ml)

The original Arden green tea EDT was refreshingly original. Unfortunately the addition of lavender has made this scent medicinal, and curiously short-lived.